| 00:12 | dung | solve yopur touth |
| 00:12 | dung | aaargh |
| 00:12 | dung | welcome |
| 00:12 | dung | too |
| 00:19 | dung | tooths |
| 00:19 | dung | cut |
| 00:21 | cbxbiker61 | i started reading a linux kernel thread about a new flash filesystem (f2fs) provided by samsung, they've posted the patchset to the mailing list |
| 00:21 | cbxbiker61 | interesting thing is it seems to improve random write performance significantly |
| 00:21 | cbxbiker61 | http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1210.0/03913.html |
| 00:21 | dung | yeah |
| 00:22 | dung | sry |
| 00:24 | dung | oklahima pitty |
| 00:24 | dung | |
| 00:26 | dung | x dove .. |
| 00:26 | dung | krah |
| 00:29 | christianjwaite | hey, I'm trying to install archlinux on cubox, but don't have access to the serial port atm (wife nicked the cable for her phone) and have no visuals coming through |
| 00:29 | christianjwaite | just need to check a few things |
| 00:29 | christianjwaite | boot process mainly |
| 00:30 | dung | krah |
| 00:32 | dung | black bird singind .! |
| 00:32 | dung | sinck# |
| 00:32 | dung | ..ing |
| 00:33 | dung | krah |
| 00:34 | christianjwaite | can someone kick the bot? |
| 00:35 | dung | 'U' boot |
| 00:37 | christianjwaite | Ok I've formatted the microSD card |
| 00:37 | christianjwaite | ext3 |
| 00:37 | christianjwaite | untar'd the archlinux install onto it |
| 00:37 | dung | ext4 ^! |
| 00:37 | christianjwaite | ohh you're not a bot, my apologies :) |
| 00:38 | christianjwaite | it says in the wiki ext3 |
| 00:38 | dung | keep ~100MB :) |
| 00:39 | christianjwaite | for swap? |
| 00:39 | christianjwaite | think I've copied over the wrong boot.scr |
| 00:39 | dung | dont swap ! |
| 00:40 | dung | 1gb - 1/3 ? |
| 00:40 | dung | i'm running a cubox kernel, dont use it either |
| 00:41 | christianjwaite | you're archlinux on cubox? |
| 00:41 | christianjwaite | I'm only after kernel |
| 00:41 | christianjwaite | should the boot.scr be in the /boot/ folder or just / |
| 00:41 | dung | kernel's community now !? |
| 00:42 | christianjwaite | I'm corey I don't quite understand what you're saying |
| 00:42 | dung | just / |
| 00:43 | christianjwaite | ok |
| 00:44 | N30N | christianjwaite: if you update uboot you can use ext4 |
| 00:45 | dung | juhu |
| 00:46 | christianjwaite | ahh ok |
| 00:46 | christianjwaite | well I'm just after it running at the minute |
| 00:46 | christianjwaite | a strange thing |
| 00:46 | christianjwaite | when I have the boot.scr at / I get "No signal" flashing on my tv |
| 00:46 | christianjwaite | when I stick it in "/boot" I get "invalid format" |
| 00:47 | christianjwaite | on the tv |
| 00:47 | dung | unzip root to yout boot folder , haha |
| 00:47 | christianjwaite | I have untar'd the whole thing to the / directory of the microsd card |
| 00:47 | dung | aha |
| 00:48 | christianjwaite | this is on the tv through hdmi |
| 00:48 | christianjwaite | so not sure if it's CEC communication... |
| 00:48 | dung | ahaaa |
| 00:48 | christianjwaite | telling it to be "invalid format" |
| 00:48 | N30N | You should follow the instructions on the arch page (rather than the wiki): http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/cubox |
| 00:48 | dung | TheTerminator |
| 00:49 | dung | !? |
| 00:49 | dung | Hint: LiveCD |
| 00:49 | dung | sorry |
| 00:49 | dung | i see youre better |
| 00:51 | dung | boot and done, no more configuratipmn (CEC) |
| 00:52 | christianjwaite | thanks, going through the archlinuxarm.org one |
| 00:52 | dung | yep :) |
| 00:52 | dung | all the same |
| 00:54 | N30N | christianjwaite: My screen also gave a "invalid format" type message I had to change the boot.scr resolution. |
| 00:55 | christianjwaite | ahhh |
| 00:55 | dung | maidies |
| 00:55 | christianjwaite | maybe I didn't have to re-install it then |
| 00:55 | christianjwaite | I've formatted it now anyway |
| 00:56 | N30N | yep, sorry |
| 00:57 | dung | yum arch ... |
| 00:58 | christianjwaite | it's ok |
| 00:58 | N30N | you should just need to follow the "Creating a boot.scr" section on the arch page and s/1920x1080/1280x720/ |
| 00:58 | christianjwaite | just un-taring it now |
| 00:58 | N30N | ah good |
| 00:59 | christianjwaite | yeah |
| 00:59 | christianjwaite | and this goes in /boot yeah? |
| 00:59 | christianjwaite | looks like both |
| 00:59 | christianjwaite | both / and /boot will work |
| 00:59 | christianjwaite | but for me I was only getting that message with it in /boot |
| 00:59 | dung | yep |
| 01:00 | N30N | ok good luck, I'm off for the night. |
| 01:00 | dung | sry |
| 01:00 | christianjwaite | ok thanks for the help |
| 01:00 | christianjwaite | I'm confident I should be able to get it working now |
| 01:01 | christianjwaite | but might have struggled without that tip |
| 01:01 | christianjwaite | so you saved me a right nightmare |
| 01:01 | christianjwaite | thanks |
| 01:01 | dung | good night |
| 01:02 | dung | last but not least ... |
| 01:05 | N30N | oh yeah one last thing, you'll want to read this before updating pacman: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:usrlib |
| 01:05 | dung | do it yourself |
| 01:05 | dung | oh; |
| 01:11 | christianjwaite | thanks |
| 01:18 | christianjwaite | Ok I'm geting invalid format again |
| 01:18 | christianjwaite | 1920-1080 I presume is right for a 1080p tv |
| 01:19 | christianjwaite | I changed 1920x1080-32@60 |
| 01:19 | christianjwaite | to 1920x1080-32@50 |
| 01:19 | christianjwaite | as I'm in the uk |
| 01:19 | christianjwaite | so 50hz screen |
| 01:19 | christianjwaite | what does the 32 stand for? |
| 01:19 | christianjwaite | I'm presuming it's not 32bits |
| 01:19 | christianjwaite | as I would presume tv's are 8bit colours |
| 01:21 | christianjwaite | I'll try 1280x720 ala |
| 01:21 | christianjwaite | http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=3056 |
| 01:25 | christianjwaite | that did it |
| 01:25 | christianjwaite | got lux ;) |
| 01:27 | Punk-ley | :) |
| 01:32 | christianjwaite | ok thanks for the help guys |
| 01:32 | christianjwaite | looks like it won't support 1080p out the box |
| 01:32 | christianjwaite | even though my tv supports it |
| 01:32 | christianjwaite | but 720p at 50hz did the trick in case anyone asks again |
| 01:33 | N30N | christianjwaite: X should run 1080p no prob |
| 01:33 | christianjwaite | it should do |
| 01:33 | N30N | it's just the console |
| 01:33 | christianjwaite | and I'm presuming will |
| 01:33 | christianjwaite | yeah |
| 01:33 | christianjwaite | exactly |
| 01:33 | christianjwaite | console seems to only work with 720p |
| 01:34 | christianjwaite | I'm sure if I wanted X on there I could get a xorg working to support it |
| 01:34 | N30N | yeah, donno why. |
| 01:34 | christianjwaite | but this is just gonna be a headless server |
| 01:34 | christianjwaite | going to get a bit setup now |
| 01:34 | christianjwaite | and ssh into it tomorrow from work |
| 02:03 | christianjwaite | ok i don't have access to the network atm |
| 02:07 | christianjwaite | think its my uboot actually |
| 08:57 | dotarra | 08:57 * dotarray wonders where rabeeh is... |
| 09:28 | rabeeh | xxfog: ping |
| 10:03 | xxfog | hey dv505 you already saw my entry in forum today? |
| 10:04 | xxfog | good morning rabeeh ;-) |
| 10:05 | xxfog | Right now I am able to upload the uart-uboot file via serial console, but i don`t get "cubox>>" after the modem-transfert is finished. If I plug in power to cubox again, the led stays dimmed. So it seems, that I have now the state like |
| 10:06 | xxfog | the user "thrillerator" has too |
| 10:08 | xxfog | rabeeh: it does not matter if I plug in a usb-stick or LAN or SD - still the same behavior, when I plug in power cable nothing happens |
| 10:08 | xxfog | than the dimmed LED (i forgot ;-) ) |
| 10:12 | rabeeh | the first operation of downloading via micro-usb (serial port) is only to DDR. |
| 10:12 | rabeeh | if you power cycle CuBox it will be wiped. |
| 10:13 | rabeeh | What you need to do is flashing u-boot back again to the SPI flash inside CuBox. |
| 10:13 | rabeeh | For now; please run the command 'md 0xf8000000' (before flashing u-boot). |
| 10:13 | rabeeh | if you get all '0xffffffff' this mean u-boot was wiped out. |
| 10:16 | xxfog | okay please let`s start from the beginning. (i send you an pm how all the s.. happend). |
| 10:17 | xxfog | I will use terraterm and upload the uart file agein - right? after transfering the file via xmodem I have to press "Enter" in the terraterm console and should get "cubox>>" where I should enter md 0xf8000000 right? |
| 10:19 | rabeeh | yes |
| 10:19 | rabeeh | that operation of uploading the file (via xmodem) is only transferring u-boot (the _uart.bin version) to the CuBox memory. |
| 10:20 | rabeeh | It will not flash u-boot to SPI flash (non volatile memory) |
| 10:20 | xxfog | okay and that is where I have the first problem: after the file has been uploaded I try to press enter in the console several times, but "cubox>>" does not appear. |
| 10:20 | xxfog | The curser does not move a bit |
| 10:27 | xxfog | rabeeh: any idea what this could be? |
| 10:28 | xxfog | I just tried to upload via tera term and connect with putty afterwards, bit that does not work too :-( - has an sd-card to be inside the cubox while uploading the ..uart? |
| 10:43 | rabeeh | xxfog: do you use Linux? |
| 10:44 | rabeeh | xxfog: which OS do you have teraterm under? |
| 10:44 | rabeeh | XP/2007? |
| 10:44 | xxfog | I tried it with windows (worked before like a charm) but I have a knoppix live-cd here too |
| 10:44 | xxfog | windows 7 64bit |
| 10:44 | xxfog | (but yesterday it worked once) |
| 10:44 | rabeeh | i looks unreliable. |
| 10:45 | rabeeh | i know Marvell used Hyper terminal on that |
| 10:45 | rabeeh | when did you get that CuBox? |
| 10:45 | xxfog | puhhh I think 3 or 4 month ago? Wait I take a look into my email |
| 10:48 | xxfog | I recieved a email on 2012-05-21 that the box has been shipped. I got it in june because of the german Zoll |
| 10:57 | dung | start linux from livecd |
| 10:57 | dung | or wipe that f... win |
| 10:59 | dung | start from the beginning |
| 11:01 | dung | i haven't soldered any serial console |
| 11:02 | dung | too young ;) |
| 11:14 | xxfog | dung: I have knoppix running right now on another machine. |
| 11:15 | rabeeh | dung: no need to solder any serial console. there is an internal micro-usb to serial implemented by FTDI or Prolific chip inside CuBox |
| 11:15 | rabeeh | that's where the microusb connector goes to. |
| 11:15 | rabeeh | xxfog: download the u-boot with the _uart.bin extension, open putty on /dev/ttyUSB0 and simply run - |
| 11:16 | rabeeh | sx u-boot..._uart.bin < /dev/ttyUSB0 > /dev/ttyUSB0 |
| 11:16 | rabeeh | 'sx' will transfer u-boot via x-modem protocol on /dev/ttyUSB0 |
| 11:16 | xxfog | where will i find the newes uart file for downloading? |
| 11:18 | rabeeh | http://download.solid-run.com/pub/solidrun/cubox/u-boot/2009.08_5.4.4_SR1/oct-3/ |
| 11:20 | bencoh | rabeeh: hey, do you know where gimli is hosting his native xbmc/dove port ? git://github.com/huceke/xbmc.git has no marvell-dove branch anymore |
| 11:29 | rabeeh | bencoh: he seems to have removed it. |
| 11:29 | rabeeh | gimli visits #cubox daily typically night time GMT time. |
| 11:29 | rabeeh | i will ping him withregards that |
| 11:29 | bencoh | thx |
| 11:30 | xxfog | rabeeh: dung I did what you told me and still the same: the file upload (with linux console) finishes but the putty console shows nothing |
| 11:30 | xxfog | just a green icon no text output and nothing happens when I press enter or try to type some characters |
| 11:31 | xxfog | LED stays dimmed like bevor... |
| 11:32 | rabeeh | xxfog: this is really strange. |
| 11:32 | rabeeh | xxfog: the dimmed LED means u-boot hasn't started and the LED gpio pin is in it's default value. |
| 11:33 | rabeeh | u-boot typically enables that pin in early init stages, and that's where you typically get the full red light. |
| 11:33 | rabeeh | the fact that 'sx' is transferring file (or teraterm) means that the processor, DDR and voltage levels are ok and fully working. |
| 11:35 | xxfog | hmmm... I really don`t know what to do. I used two linux consoles now. In the first I opened dmesg | grep ttyUSB0 and got a message that pl2303 converter is now atteched to ttyUSB0, after that I opened putty - serial - sercfg 115200,8,n,1 /dev/ttyUSB0 |
| 11:37 | xxfog | in the second I did: sx u-boot-cubox_hynix_cubox_uart.bin < /dev/ttyUSB0 > /dev/ttyUSB0 and hit enter. Than I got message to start xmodem recieve-program, so I pressed reset button and took power to the cubox which startet the upload (like in windows did too) . after that in no window (even not in putty) something happend.. :-( |
| 11:38 | xxfog | damn, all I want is geexbox on a cubox ;-) |
| 11:38 | Thirsty | Is it easier to use teamviewer to look at eachothers screen? |
| 11:39 | xxfog | voltage output of power device is 5,22 V |
| 11:39 | xxfog | Thirsty: ;-) well would be an idea, but some outputs are in german language.. |
| 11:39 | xxfog | not much, but some |
| 11:40 | xxfog | I can facetime via iphone too to let you see the LED status ;-) |
| 11:41 | Thirsty | I think, it is better then this :) |
| 11:42 | xxfog | I am sorry to waste all your time with my "little" problem, but I tried to do all I can using the wiki and that did not work. |
| 11:49 | rabeeh | xxfog: are you pressing the little button beneath the eSata port before powering up CuBox? |
| 11:49 | rabeeh | xxfog: please send a dump of the output of 'sx' once it starts and after it's done too (pastebin) |
| 11:51 | xxfog | rabeeh: yes. directly the small button "under" the esata port. |
| 11:52 | xxfog | rabeeh: http://pastebin.com/Ed1csYME |
| 11:57 | xxfog | when i start sx AND the cubox IS NOT powered it looks like: http://pastebin.com/astbVCBH |
| 12:00 | xxfog | when I power the cubox on it says: http://pastebin.com/x7JBpvyi |
| 12:01 | xxfog | "Übertragung abgeschlossen" means "sending done" |
| 12:03 | xxfog | okay now i have a new behavior: when I start putty first in one console and try sx in the second console it ends up my putty session?! |
| 12:04 | xxfog | do i have to use the sx somewhere in putty? |
| 12:06 | rabeeh | try 'sx' alone without putty. |
| 12:07 | rabeeh | once 'sx' shows you it's done look the LED if it get brighth |
| 12:11 | xxfog | the led does not change.. still dimmed |
| 12:12 | xxfog | seems like uboot is transferred but don`t starts than |
| 12:13 | xxfog | could it help to remove the battery? |
| 12:21 | xxfog | dung: it is not my windows :-) |
| 12:21 | Thirsty | I did it 2 times in windows 7. But not in linux |
| 12:24 | xxfog | actual state: when I try to do sx and plug in power to the cubox i get a timeout message and transfer failure at the same second. Now it lookes like not even the serial transfer works anymore |
| 12:35 | xxfog | rabeeh: do you want it back for testing? |
| 12:55 | rabeeh | xxfog: before that; i'm consulting with my colleague |
| 13:04 | xxfog | okay. thanks a lot for your help |
| 13:14 | rabeeh | no problem. but it's really weird thing |
| 13:15 | rabeeh | typically people are not familiar with the unbriciking howto (we are writing wiki about that) |
| 13:15 | rabeeh | but it goes straight with no issues. |
| 13:31 | xxfog | yes it worked yesterday like mentioned in the wiki, but today the behaviour is completely different and nothing seems to work anymore |
| 14:27 | xxfog | rabeeh: can you inform me via PM about the talk to your colleague? I have to leave irc soon |
| 16:26 | xxfog | bye for now |
| 20:38 | rjc | hi all |
| 20:38 | rjc | a quick question, answet to which I couldn't find anywhere |
| 20:39 | rjc | what is the size of the SPI flash? |
| 21:03 | neofob | rjc: 512KB |
| 21:03 | neofob | rjc: http://www.solid-run.com/mw/index.php/CuBox_boot_process |
| 21:09 | rjc | neofob: thank you |
| 23:17 | dbsx | rabeeh: Does it have proper PXE boot on the network chip? Can you WOL using a magic |
| 23:17 | dbsx | > packet or Ping? |
| 23:18 | dbsx | that was first question asked of me. |